34Synonyms found for partisanship

Word Origin & History

partisan 1555, "one who takes part with another, zealous supporter," from M.Fr. partisan (15c.), from dial. upper It. partezan (Tuscan partigiano) "member of a faction, partner," from parte "part, party," from L. partem (nom. pars), see part (n.). Sense of "guerilla fighter" is first recorded 1692. The adj. is 1708 for warfare, 1842 for politics.

Example Sentences for partisanship

But every day, on thousands of campuses, millions of students are educated without any disruption by academic partisanship.

These differences are not a simplistic function of unthinking partisanship.

Such partisanship is why journalism has deteriorated.

We have achieved real progress by overcoming the partisanship that too often puts narrow interests above the common good.

But the problem this morning isn't one of excessive partisanship.

Central to this resurgence of religious partisanship was the call for the faith-based values that secularism had displaced.

But yeah, maybe our current division and partisanship are new and special.

Whichever side deserves more blame, the partisanship on display in the health fight followed a well-established trend.